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Source Description
Figures within flowers are one of the most enchanting themes of the Maya ceramic art of Jaina, an island off the western Yucatán coast. The figures, usually males who cross their arms over their bodies, are either radiantly youthful or aged (as here), suggesting a relationship to the life cycle.
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Document identity
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143177
label
Pair of Figure in Flower Ornaments
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143177
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object
title
Pair of Figure in Flower Ornaments
description
Figures within flowers are one of the most enchanting themes of the Maya ceramic art of Jaina, an island off the western Yucatán coast. The figures, usually males who cross their arms over their bodies, are either radiantly youthful or aged (as here), suggesting a relationship to the life cycle.
date
500–900
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80043506
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)
accession
1967.155
Source extras
tec
earthenware with slip
tombstone
Pair of Figure in Flower Ornaments, 500–900. Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with slip; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys, 1967.155
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
“Year in Review.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 10 (December 1967): 302–346.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 339; Mentioned: p. 342, no. 36
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys
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2026-05-29 07:21:30.860000
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143177
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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earthenware with slip
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1
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photo
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